NBA LIVE 08 ARTICLES

January 11, 2010 - Are you a fan of older EA Sports games that plays online regularly? While some games will have their servers shut down soon, EA released a statement today that Madden NFL 09 will not be affected as previously thought. Check here for the new details.

February 15, 2008 - When Eva Longoria was a girl growing up, she undoubtedly dreamt of spending Valentine's Day's with a handsome, debonair French husband.
She probably didn't imagine she'd be sitting on a couch watching him play video games, though.

October 4, 2007 - It isn't crystal clear whether it's the intricacy and subtle nuances of NBA basketball that makes it so difficult to emulate in a videogame, or if it's simply a lack of development skill on the majority of the teams that have produced these games (NBA 2K7 not withstanding), but regardless of the reason behind it there's really no doubting that basketball titles simply do not look like their real life counterpart when put in motion. Last year's NBA Live 07 was a sterling example of what's wrong with round ball on home consoles. Though the screens looked solid, as soon as the players started competing in real time things went awry. The artificial intelligence was an abomination, the animations were seriously lacking any kind of realism or fluidity for that matter, and the overall feel of the action was just plain bad.
Now NBA Live 08 is upon us. A year has passed since the failed effort of 07, and gamers have hopefully spent the last year in a love affair with 2K's previous offering so as to erase the memory of Live as quickly as possible. Is 08 the year that will finally see NBA basketball accurately portrayed by an EA-made game? Or is this year's Live just as horrific as the last? Our verdict awaits.

September 21, 2007 - We all know that the PS2 is an old and weary system, but that doesn't mean she's given up just yet. In fact, there's quite a few strong titles still hitting the platform, and PS2 owners can grab some new software before finally making the jump to either the PSP or the PS3 (or both). We assembled a list of all the games coming out this Fall so you can see just what kind of kick the PS2 still has, and what sort of games you'll be able to play from now through December. So fire up that system and get ready to take it for one more joyride. Good times.

September 10, 2007 - Let's face it - last year's release of NBA Live 07 was definitely not what basketball fans wanted in a sports game. While the focus on Superstar controls and X-factor players was nice if you were looking for flashy animations or posterizing plays, the rest of the gameplay was sorely lacking. Instead of trying to patch up the flaws in last year's game, EA Canada and EA Sports returned to the drawing board, scrapping the arcade like control schemes and gameplay gimmicks in favor of classic basketball mechanics. That's right, Live veterans - this year's installment appears to be much more like the game you loved from a few years ago.

August 3, 2007 - The NBA has gone global. Now EA is taking Live across the world, having reached an agreement to exclusively host the FIBA World Championship in NBA Live 08 and future iterations. The real teams, the real players, and the true FIBA World Championship experience will be yours this October on PS2, PS3, and Xbox 360. This marks the first time the FIBA World Championship (the ultimate global hoops battle) has ever appeared in a videogame.

June 14, 2007 - Seeing a beloved franchise crumble into a defunct mishmash of horrid ideas and misconstrued concepts seems to happen all too often in this day and age of money grabbing bottom-liners. A great game is relatively easy to create in comparison to what it takes to sustain that greatness throughout an entire series. Some franchises are great at keeping a high level of quality, whereas others take a swan dive into the shallow end of the pool. It might not be so bad when a company makes a one-hit-wonder that then flops, but when a series has been in our hearts for generations of systems and then takes an incredible downturn in quality, that's when we have to turn our hateful gaze to the publishers responsible.
We're usually not in the business of calling people out for shoddy development jobs, but in some cases, an exception must be made. In this article we'll detail some of our most beloved series that have taken a grave turn for the worse, and then tell you how future installments can right the ship. And yes, not even Electronic Arts will be spared this time around.